Bracket for holding window-sashes.



No. 632,5!0. Patented Sept. 5, I899.

J. I. BROWN.

BRACKET FOR HOLDING WINDOW SASHES.

(Application filed Mar. 11, 1899.)

(No Model.)

M attozww IJNTTED STATES PATENT @EEIQE.

JAMES I. BROWN, OF OTTUMIVA, IOIVA.

BRACKET FOR HOLDING WlNDOW-SASHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 'Patent No. 632,510, datedSeptember 5, 1899. Application filed March 11, 1899. Serial No.708,6'75f No model.)

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES I. BROWN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Ottumwa, in the county of VVapello and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brackets forHolding \Vindow-,

Sashes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improved bracket whereby a window-sash may besupported in an upright position in a plane at a right angle to thewindow and the weight-cords disconnected and secured to the window-frameby hooks and cords or ropes, so as to allow the sash to be cleaned,painted, or glazed without any liability of accidents occurring.

The novel features of my invention will be fully described hereinafterand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of awindow-frame, showing my improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view of the shelf. Fig. 3 is a detail view of thewindow-frame.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates a rectangularshelf or board formed at one end on the under side with a stop orstationary clamp 2 and also formed with a number of rack-teeth 3.

The numeral 4: designates two links pivotally connected with the sidesof the shelf and also pivotally connected with the upper end of adepending bar 5, provided with a stop 6 at the lower end, with whichengages a pointed or beveled brace-bar 7, which also engages with saidrack-teeth.

The numeral 8 designates the side rails of a window frame, provided withplates 9, formed with slots 10, with which engage headed screws 10,secured to the removable strips 12, which retain the lower sash inplace.

The numeral 13 designates the sash-cords, which are adapted to bedisconnected from the sash and connected with hooks 14, attached to alink 15, to which is secured one end of a rope 16, the other end ofwhich is provided with a hook 17, adapted to engage under the lower edgeof the lower rail of a window-frame, and thus preventing said sashcordsfrom being drawn up by the weight where the cords are disconnected fromthe sash.

The manner of using the device is as follows: The stop at the outer endof the shelf is engaged with the outer side of the lower rail of thewindow-frames, with the depending bar resting against the wall of thebuilding and the brace-bar engaged with the stop at the lower end of thesame and with the rack-teeth of the shelf. The bracket or shelf willthen be firmly held in place, so that a window-sash may be supportedthereon in an upright position at a right angle to the window-frame. Toremove the window-sash from the frame, the strips 12 are removed and thesash-cords disconnected and attached to the hooks 14:. The hook 17 isthen engaged with the edge of the lower rail of the windowframe, thusholding said cords and preventing them being pulled up by the weights.As the shelf is located in the room, there is no liability of accidentto persons employed in cleaning, painting, or glazing the same.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- A bracketcomprising a shelf provided on the under side of one of its ends with astop to engage a window-sill, and on the under side of its opposite endwith a series of rackteeth, in combination with links pivotally securedto opposite sides of-the shelf and adapted to engage the inner edge ofthe windowsill; a depending bar pivotally secured at its upper end tosaid links and provided at its lower end with a stop 6 and a brace-barbeveled at its ends to engage the rack-teeth and stop 6.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES I. BROWN.

Witnesses:

R. L. HAMILTON, G. M. SUMMERS.

